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Welcome to the Fuertenews X-word No 17


Clues Across;

1. Lack of faithfulness by home prisoners can’t possibly be unknown. (11)
9. Promised in marriage. (7)
10. Settle where a judge or Beck’s might be found. (5)
11. On numerous occasions, seldom opposite. (5)
12. Toil about rum rationing confusion. (7)
13. Ferment I certainly invite as sweet talk. (6)
15. Re-examination of attractiveness. (6)
18. Adornment that Beck’s might have worn as captain? (7)
20. A distinctive regional characteristic of speech. (5)
22. Be mad or silly to manipulate mistakes around circles. (5)
23. Supervisors mistakes about hesitation. (sl) (7)
24. Money put up, not gold from colleague, for where you may learn a lesson. (4,7)

Clues Down;

2. Sir on board losing head in darkness. (5)
3. Fundamental instrument in charge. (7)
4. Drug that teased the rather dull and staid. (6)
5. Cautionary signal used to get bream off the hook. (5)
6. Pardon prisoner finishing sentence. (7)
7. A rebel possibly maintains insurance is something which can be got back. (11)
8. Philip from Sligo set off as a student of language relationships. (11)
14. A period for rest or recreation during play. (4,3)
16. If tulip blossoms it might be heartbreaking. (7)
17. She gave US serviceman nothing in slow time. (6)
19. A rare if any Indo-European ideological race of nobles. (5)
21. Gamete fit to go to work on? (2,3)

Answers ~ Across         Answers ~ Down

1. inconstancy                 2. night
9. engaged                      3. organic
10. bench                         4. sedate
11. often                           5. amber
12. turmoil                        6. condone
13. entice                         7. recoverable
15. appeal                        8. philologist
18. armband                   14. time out
20. twang                        16. pitiful
22. loopy                          17. adagio
23. gaffers                       19. Aryan
24. Eton college               21. an egg


 

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